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Swimming at the 2019 African Games – Men's 100 metre backstroke

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Men's 100 metre backstroke
at the 2019 African Games
VenueMohammed V Sports Complex – Olympic Pool
Dates24 August (heats and final)
Competitors16 from 10 nations
Winning time55.02
Medalists
gold medal    Algeria
silver medal    Egypt
bronze medal    South Africa
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The Men's 100 metre backstroke competition of the 2019 African Games was held on 24 August 2019.[1]

Records

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Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.

Name Nation Time Location Date
World record Ryan Murphy  United States 51.85 Rio de Janeiro 13 August 2016
African record Christopher Reid  South Africa 53.12 Durban 11 April 2016
Games record Charl Crous  South Africa 55.26 Maputo 9 September 2011

The following new records were set during this competition.

Date Event Name Nation Time Record
24 August Final Abdellah Ardjoune  Algeria 55.02 GR

Results

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Heats

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The heats were started on 24 August at 11:10.

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 3 4 Martin Binedell  South Africa 56.43 Q
2 3 5 Abdellah Ardjoune  Algeria 56.77 Q
3 1 4 Driss Lahrichi  Morocco 56.94 Q
4 2 4 Mohamed Samy  Egypt 57.19 Q
5 2 5 Jason Arthur  Ghana 57.61 Q
6 3 3 Abdelrahman Hegazy  Egypt 58.49 Q
7 1 5 Mohamed Bouhamdi  Algeria 58.65 Q
8 2 3 Adil Assouab  Morocco 59.01 Q
9 3 6 Xander Skinner  Namibia 59.28
10 1 3 Mogammad Ra'eez Warley  South Africa 59.61
11 1 6 Simon Bachmann  Seychelles 1:01.74
12 2 6 Niklas Yeboah  Ghana 1:02.59
13 2 2 Ambala Atuhaire Ogola  Uganda 1:02.90
14 1 2 Andisiwe Tayali  Zimbabwe 1:03.50
15 3 2 Ayman Khatoun  Zimbabwe 1:03.57
16 3 7 Jamalke Gnakobo  Ethiopia 1:17.19

Final

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The final was started on 24 August at 17:00.

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 Abdellah Ardjoune  Algeria 55.02 GR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 Mohamed Samy  Egypt 55.57
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4 Martin Binedell  South Africa 56.20
4 3 Driss Lahrichi  Morocco 56.22
5 1 Mohamed Bouhamdi  Algeria 57.12
6 2 Jason Arthur  Ghana 57.54
7 7 Abdelrahman Hegazy  Egypt 58.30
8 8 Adil Assouab  Morocco 58.46

References

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  1. ^ "2019 African Games Swimming Full Results" (PDF). Royal Moroccan Swimming Federation. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2019.